WATCH(1) Linux User's Manual WATCH(1)
NAME
watch - watch a program with update intervals
SYNOPSISwatch [-n seconds] program [ args... ]
DESCRIPTIONwatch is a curses(3)-based program that allows you to
watch a program as it changes. By default, it updates
itself every 2 seconds. You can specify the number of
seconds with the -n option. The curses packages allows
for quick updating of the screen through cursor optimiza-
tion. The program will end with a keyboard interrupt,
which will leave the screen in a valid yet cleared state.
AUTHORSwatch was written by Tony Rems <rembo@unisoft.com>
It is currently maintained as part of the procps suite by
Michael K. Johnson.
Please send bug reports to procps-bugs@redhat.com
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